Philip P. Barbour | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office May 12, 1836 – February 25, 1841 | |
| Nominated by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Duvall |
| Succeeded by | Peter V. Daniel |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office October 8, 1830 – March 17, 1836 | |
| Nominated by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | George Hay |
| Succeeded by | Peter Daniel |
| Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee | |
| In office 1827–1829 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Webster |
| Succeeded by | James Buchanan |
| 10th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office December 4, 1821 [a] – March 4, 1823 | |
| Preceded by | John Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Henry Clay |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1827 – October 15, 1830 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Taylor |
| Succeeded by | John Patton |
| In office September 19, 1814 – March 4, 1825 | |
| Preceded by | John Dawson |
| Succeeded by | Robert Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1783 Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | February 25, 1841 (aged 57) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican (Before 1825) Democratic (1828–1841) |
| Other political affiliations | Jacksonian |
| Education | College of William and Mary |
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Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both positions.
Born in Gordonsville, Virginia, Barbour established a legal career in Gordonsville after studying at the College of William & Mary. Several members of Barbour's family, including his brother, James Barbour, went on to hold prominent political office. Barbour won election to the House of Representatives in 1814 as a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He served a single term as Speaker from 1821 to 1823 and declined to seek re-election to Congress in 1824. Barbour returned to Congress in 1827 as an ally of Andrew Jackson.
Barbour served in Congress until 1830, when he accepted appointment as a judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. President Jackson appointed Barbour to the Supreme Court in 1835 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation in 1835 of Gabriel Duvall. Barbour served on the Court until his death in 1841. On the Court, Barbour generally supported Jacksonian principles and states' rights.
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